Description

TL 4551 LITTLE SHELFORD HIGH STREET
(North East Side)

19/157 No.11

II

Cottage, late C17 with slightly later bay added to road end.
Timber framed, plaster rendered with steeply pitched roof of
interlocking tiles, originally thatched. Ridge stack, now
rendered. Plan of single range with gable end to road. One
storey and attics. One dormer. Original entry to centre bay
with C18 panelled door. Fenestration of small pane casements
and horizontal sliding sashes. Interior: There is an inglenook
hearth with spice and salt cupboards, and a smaller abutting
hearth which was added probably in C19 or C20 when the cottage
was subdivided. The framing is exposed to show many
uncarpentered timbers of varied scantling. The main posts have
jowled heads. In the bedrooms the original torched plaster work
to the soffit of the rafters can be seen.

Listing NGR: TL4520451421

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26420735

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]